Pages

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Super Sized Bobbins

believe they hold about 80% more thread than a regular bobbin, of course I can't find exactly where it says that, but trust me it's wonderful.

I've been playing with my New Bernina 710.....truly a dream machine!!!!!

Meanwhile, I'm making pretty good head way on my "Picking Up the Pieces" Quilt.

Nine blocks quilted......

Three to go.....

I just threw these up on the design wall randomly.....lets see where they take me.

I did rather slip that new machine part in, didn't I. Did I really neeeed a new machine....well, not really.

I saw this machine at a Quilt Show in Victoria, in May and had been obsessing dreaming about it ever since. I took a little of my, still to come, inheritance money and there you have it. My Mom had a Bernina when I was growing up....I can't help but think of her when I'm sewing with it.

21 comments:

Hello Mariquilts,I love your quilting and the quilts - and I was browsing your site for quite some time during my breakfast. I found your tutorials - from 2011 and 2012 which I will study now to maybe make similar blocks. I like so much the modern aspect of your quilts. Anneliese

Hi from Merritt, BC. I looked up your QAYG tutorials and they are wonderful. I was wondering how I could quilt a King sized quilt in pieces and join them together and I think this is the answer! Can you use those over sized bobbins on your Bernina?

Congratulations on the new machine! Those are some big bobbins which have to be great for machine quilting! I just bought another machine just like the one I own - Pfaff 1475CD - for a back up. I posted on my blog last week about what I went thru with the ebay seller with this machine and to make a long story short it is at my repair man's shop right now.

I loved the blocks as you were making them, but to my eye, the black and white joining strips isolate each block, instead of unifying them. Now that could very well be your intent, and if so, you have succeeded very well indeed.

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking the time to comment. I try to respond to all of your wonderful comments....if you are not getting any response from me it's because you are set up as a no-reply blogger. In order to receive a response you can change your status in your blogger profile. I'm no longer accepting anonymous comments.

LinkWithin

Life is a Quilt Waiting to Happen

Montreal 2010

I See Quilts

Whether it be the birth of a new baby, the loss of a loved one, a spectacular sunset or the way the light hits the glass of a beautiful building....life is a quilt waiting to happen. This is about my quilt journey...I would love to hear about yours, your comments are most welcome.

Please ask me, if you would like to use any of my pictures.....I'll probably say yes or at least link back to me if you do. I'll give you the same courtesy.

About Me

Mom of two amazing sons and two wonderful daughters and grandmother of three beautiful little girls and one adorable little boy. Married to a saint of a man who really doesn't want to know what goes on "down there".